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>I just hate to read such in the dailies... > >Tourist assaulted, robbed in Namatanai > >By: ALPHONSE BARIASI (The national 2th August, 2002) >A STUDENT from the Mentone Grammar School in Victoria, >Australia was assaulted and robbed of K100 at >Namatanai, New Ireland province on July 13. >The year 11 student, James Gregson was in a group of >22 students from Mentone Grammar who were on a bike >riding expedition to New Ireland and other parts of >the country. >The group was in the country from June 29 until July >15. >The assault and theft left a sour end to an otherwise >fun-filled trip for the young Australians. >School chaplain and trip organiser Reverend Roger >Williams wrote to The National on July 17 to report >the matter. >"You may be aware that each year a group of students >travel to New Ireland on two separate occasion to ride >bikes along the island I do hope these trips can >continue," Rev Williams wrote. >" We have another trip organised for early October of >this year." >The assaulted student in his report to the Namatanai >police station stated that he was riding to Namatanai >on the morning of July 13 to join his group when two >young men stopped him at Ramat village, assaulted him >and stole K100 from him. >"A knife was pointed at my throat and my personal >possessions were taken including my wallet from which >one hundred kina was taken," the student reported. >When asked by the teachers accompanying the students >to return the cash, the youths refused to do so. >Yesterday, a Namatanai police station staff said the >young men have not been arrested. >In another school-related incident in neighbouring >East New Britain province, villagers yesterday morning >bashed up a youth suspected of threatening a teacher >and stealing school property and handed him over to >police. >An accomplice is still at large and police also >recovered a firearm, ammunition and balaclavas from >the arrested young man's home. >Rabaul police station commander Stanley Penga said the >two young men broke into the home of a woman teacher >at the Malaguna school grounds early on Wednesday >evening but were scared away when she screamed. >Students said one of the youths assaulted the teacher >with a gun and her screams alerted her neighbours and >scared away the assailants. >Mr Penga said the suspect in custody would be charged. >As a result of the incident on Wednesday night, >classes at the Malaguna Primary School were suspended >indefinitely yesterday morning. >Students and parents have been advised that the school >administration will relay a message on when to resume >classes through Radio East New Britain. > >hops! I condenm this behavoir but how can we stop it? > >Pete... >UPNG.

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